Born Basic Hand Sanitizer Recalled for Methanol Contamination
Real Clean Distribuciones SA de CV is recalling Born Basic Anti-Bac Hand Sanitizer because it contained methanol and had lower ethanol levels than labeled.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Drugs): Class I
Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 5/5 (Critical).
Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4, but the presence of methanol in a consumer product is a critical hazard that aligns with the highest severity tier for potential serious harm.
Plain-English summary
Real Clean Distribuciones SA de CV is recalling Born Basic Anti-Bac Hand Sanitizer, 70% Alcohol, 16.9 FL OZ (500 mL) bottles. The product was found to be below the label claim for ethanol content and contained methanol.
The recall includes specific lots: 1033420, 1133420, 1233420, 2233420, 2333420, 2433420, and 2533420. The product was distributed nationwide in the USA. Other products were also recalled because they were manufactured in the same facility as the product found to contain methanol.
Consumers should stop using the recalled hand sanitizer and check their lot numbers against the list provided by the FDA.
The recalled product
- Product
- BORN BASIC., ANTI-BAC HAND SANITIZER, 70% Alcohol, (Ethyl Alcohol 70%), 16.9 FL OZ (500 mL) bottle, UPC 8 40038 21456 3, Made in Mexico; Distributed by Scent Theory Products, LLC, New York, NY 10018.
- Manufacturer
- Real Clean Distribuciones SA de CV
- Category
- Drug — Hand Sanitizer
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (7)
- Lots: 1033420
- 1133420
- 1233420
- 2233420
- 2333420
- 2433420
- 2533420
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 5 recalled by Real Clean Distribuciones SA de CV under a single FDA (Drugs) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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